Or why bother with the tree at all? Attach the ornaments directly to a nice blank space of wall.

Make it as small or as big a display as you wish:

See the nice mix of scale?

Or you can create your own tree with wooden sticks suspended or nailed into a tree shape:

Keep is sleek and modern, or make it more old-fashioned and nostalgic,

Don’t have the time or the energy to make a Christmas tree? That’s what you think. All you need is some Washi tape and string:

Even if you don’t have room for a tree, you can always include a little Christmas decor on the corner of a shelf. Here’s what I’ve done this year with a few ornaments that have been in our family for years;

Next year I’ll take off the wire hangers, this was kind of an experiment this year. But it looks great on our shelf, and is the perfect touch right there.